Health Condition 1: K401- Bilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene Health Condition 2: K400- Bilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene Health Condition 3: K402- Bilateral inguinal hernia, withoutobstruction or gangrene Health Condition 4: K404- Unilateral inguinal hernia, with gangrene Health Condition 5: K403- Unilateral inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene Health Condition 6: K409- Unilateral inguinal hernia, without obstruction or gangrene
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Age > 18 years 2.Patients with unilateral inguinal hernia 3.Patients with bilateral inguinal hernia 4.Laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair by Transabdominal Preperitoneal approach only.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Underwent previous laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair 2.Medically unfit for laparoscopic inguinal hernia repair due to high risk from cardiovascular , respiratory illness 3.Laparoscopic extraperitoneal approach
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Overall VAS score v/s BMI as a risk factorTimepoint: 22 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Analysis of individual components of the VAS score & their correlation to the overall time taken, & difficulty of surgery. 2. Assessment of different factors like BMI, age, sex & type of hernia etc. on the overall VAS score as well as its individual components Timepoint: 22 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Kasturba Medical College, Manipal